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TIL of "Frites by Idaho", a fragrance that smelled like french fries. The Idaho Potato Commission released it on Valentine's Day 2022 and it cost $1.89

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VMEem The atomic clocks that mark official time lose the equivalent of just 1 second every 200 million years. But metrologists are not satisfied.
KOog9 TIL Comedian Drew Carey, after getting kicked out from University for being too bad at academics, went on to become a Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps.
EdLo TIL a 15-minute film of Marilyn Monroe engaging in oral sex was bought for $1.5 million by a New York businessman
GY8Lj TIL the USPS has a rule that full-service mailbox carrier signal flags should require no more than 2 pounds of force to raise and lower.
9gor TIL that despite being in Minnesota, the Mall of America does not use any heating systems during the winter. Instead it relies on the heat from people and electronics.